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More on Length (…dirty minds, the lot of you)

May 15, 2011

Had a couple of Bang2writers ask me this week about script length, with their query basically being: “Is it **REALLY** one page = one minute in spec scripts?” Yes. It is. Except… … I get this question LOADS and this is usually because of one of two things: 1) The scribe in question has seen a produced TV script online with its own format – ie. Hollyoaks is often in the region of 50-55 pages, whereas the episodes themselves are approximately 23 minutes long. or 2) The Bang2writer wants to write a dialogue-heavy “rapid fire” script, like The West Wing… Read More »More on Length (…dirty minds, the lot of you)

The Final Hundred Metres

April 11, 2010

There are many reasons writers don’t get ahead. Sometimes it’s because their script or story is duff in some way (story clarity, character and/or structure are the favourites); other times it’s because they can’t actually write. Sometimes writers just can’t seem to catch a break (even when they deserve one); other writers refuse to network or do it badly and miss the boat. At the other final end of the scale, it’s even more simple: said writer is an arsehole and no one wants to work with him/her. That list seems pretty all-encompassing, right? As long as you try and… Read More »The Final Hundred Metres